Where does “утерять” come from?

утерять (Russian) comes from Russian теря́ть, from Old East Slavic теряти, from Serbo-Croatian terati, from Proto-Slavic těrjati.

утерять (Russian): to lose, to forfeit

Definitions

  1. to lose, to forfeit

Ancestry of “утерять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтеря́тьto lose, to waste
2Old East Slavicтерятиwreck, ruin
3Serbo-Croatianteratito force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive...
4Proto-Slavictěrjati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic těrjati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian terati →Every word from Old East Slavic теряти →